The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16
Fashion Notes,

Plaided moire is the latest novelty in
silks.
Silks yelled with lace are still stylish
for young girls.
Yokes and sleeves of lace are stylish
for the silk or moire bodice.
White satin and white kid boots will
be worn this winter for weddings.
Bead embroidery, as we'll as that in
silk, is seen on the fashionable mill
inery.
Brooches are again worn in preference
to the scarf pins so much liked with
collars. -
No very high trimming is considered
in good form this season, either IN hats
or bonnets.
Pinking is still one of the most stylish
finishes for any sort of costume for
street wear. ...-
Every sort of sleeve but the plain coat
sleeve is allowable this season. This Is
entirely passe.
Gilt braid on white is pretty for
short waist coat to be worn with dark
cloth costume.
Tarnished metal braids are used In
decoration of out garments and also
costumes as well.
A rather senscless yet quite becoming
sleeve is that whichhas lengthwise tucks
on the upper arm .....
A pretty fashion in vests is in white
broad cloth heavily braided with white
silk or worsted braid.
Hem stitching and faggoting is q
favorite method Of finishing fine lingerie
and infants' clothing. ~
The wild West hat is strangely enough
from London. 1t is Of wide brlm Win 4
an edge of fluffy beaver.
A novelty. IN, hats is that which Is OIL
.dpuble-faced felt the edges of which arc =
.pinked to show both colors.
: Changeable silks and changeable rib
bons are both. used this season in com-'.
bination with, wollen fabrics.
The small poke, or the "Bo Peep"
bonnets are still very popular, and are ,
seen in some beautiful models.
Plaided or cross barred silks are used !
for petticoats for street dresses and the :
stripes of color are usually OF satin On a.
silk groundi.
Little childrenfs hats are Of colored
yelvets with soft crowns. A bright
scarlet with white or black trimmings S
quite stylish.
A rage for scarlet and white comblna-
tlons exists, this season, and toilettes for
rpo6o thla
combination.
The. spanglAd bonnets lools~a little ;
outre at first, bnt will doubtless be quites
generally worn. as they are decidedly
novel this season.
There is,still fancy for tie bunch OF
ostrieh tips instead of Che corsage'
bouquet. and two or more shades are
seen in this feather trimming.
The silver girdles whica have grown
so rapidly In favor the last season, ltlis
nredicted: are to be superseded by ropes
Of beads. links of passcrsnterle aad 'fur"
rolls.
Tho. rage for the antique in jewelry is;
OIL the ihcrease, an6s every odd ana
eccentric bit of bejeNeled adornment Is.
to be, very unique and old fashioned to,
lain good taste.
There is nothing so prasty and, be-
coming for ladies with young figures as.
the shirred basqua when it is made. IN
soft fabrics, and it bids air to %. very
popular this season.
Many skirts are made without front or
side draperies, the material being pleated
down the middle of the front, fiat on the
sides, or gathered there and Missed III
great fulness behind.
Pinkcd frflls of silk or clusters OF
pretty ribbon bows appear as face trim
mings in some of the new French bon
nets. The irrogularity of the ftills makca
then almost as becoming as velvet,
Wide Breton vests are pretty for youth
full dresses. They are now made to reach
only to the waist line, being emhroidered
across the top like yoke, and draped at
the waist by soft sash or H-polateo
belt.